Financial Review The supply of housing could substantially miss the national target of 1.2 million new homes over five years by one third or even more as builders and developers grapple with high construction costs and a sluggish planning system, according to industry analyses. Based on forecasts by industry lobby group the Urban Development Institute […]
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IN THE PROPERTY MARKET MAKING SENSE OF STATISTICS IS VITAL BUT TAKEN IN ISOLATION, SOME STATISTICS CAN BE DOWNRIGHT CONFUSING. THERE ARE A FEW QUESTIONS TO ASK YOURSELF WHEN TRYING TO MAKE SENSE OF WHAT THE COMMENTATORS ARE SAYING. The first is the time period the data refers to; some data can be up to […]
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A SUMMARY FROM THE INSTITUTE’S LATEST ECONOMIC AND HOUSING MARKET UPDATE Economy Expectations are that the RBA Board will let a cash rate that has nearly halved over the last two years and a falling dollar that is down 15 per cent against the USD work their way through the economy, with the possibility of […]
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